Jeri Jacquin
Coming to Bluray/DVD and Digital from director Taika
Waititi, Marvel Entertainment and Walt Disney Pictures Home Entertainment is
the next adventure from THOR: Ragnarok.
Thor (Chris Hemsworth) is once again in a predicament but
once the hammer is back in hands there is one place to go – Asgard. Knowing
that brother Loki (Tom Hiddleston) has been hiding behind the image of their
father Odin, they both go looking for him. Not where Loki left him, they get a
little unexpected help.
Thor and Loki speak with Odin and discover that they have
sister named Hela (Cate Blanchett) and she is an angry individual and extremely
powerful. He tells them about Ragnarok which is the destruction of Asgard by
the hand of Hela. When she arrives unexpectedly, Loki panics bringing the
gateway and Hela hitches a ride.
Pushing both Loki and Thor out into another world, Thor
lands in a pile of junk on a planet that has piles of junk. Captured by
Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), he is taken to the Grandmaster (Jeff Goldblum) who
has a little fighting arena to keep the masses entertained. Surprised to
discover who he will be fighting, the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) bring entertainment
to the masses.
Back on Asgard, Hela has found a new lackey in Skurge (Karl
Urban) who is guarding the door of their world. Heimdall (Idris Elba) is now
considered a traitor and no one knows where he is. The destruction of the
beautiful civilization of Asgard has begun and the people are all looking for
safety.
As Thor, Valkyrie, Loki and David Banner escape from the
Grandmaster, their eye is on Asgard and nothing is going to stop them from
saving what is left of their world!
Oh yea Hela, it’s on now!
Hemsworth as Thor is physically still ripped (didn’t think
I’d miss that did you?), expands his humor and keeps Loki in check and all
while still calling him brother, and twists the Hulk/Banner to do what is right
for Asgard. Is it me or does he smile a heck of a lot more in this film and
join in on the jokes? I think cutting his hair made Thor much more at ease with
being the God of Thunder. All of that just gives Hemsworth everything he needs
to be the one and only Thor.
Hiddleston as Loki is hilarious, saucy, charming,
unpredictable, edgy and although still full of mischief, finds that helping can
also be self serving to his way of thinking. I adore Hiddleston, there, I said
it. He is so fun as Loki because lets be honest, it is fun watching him have
fun being Loki. There are moments where the expressions on his face are just
pure magic. That’s what Hiddleston brings to this character a sense of
everything a good bad guy needs to have his own beloved army – meaning everyone
who loves Loki even with his faults. I keep thinking ‘when will Loki get his
own gig?’ but maybe just having him mischievous in the right amounts works just
as well.
Blanchett as Hela is the opposite of Lady Galadriel from
LORD OF THE RINGS. Hela is angry, sarcastic and certainly doesn’t walk away
from a fight. Knowing her brothers aren’t about to embrace her takeover, she
spends her time looking for Heimdall and using Skurge to get what she wants.
Blanchett turns on her badass and has no intention of letting anyone find the
off switch. It must be said – she is stunning!
Ruffalo as Hulk/Bruce Banner has been stuck being the big
green guy for quite a while. He doesn’t want to get involved in any other
skirmish but knows what the right thing to do is. Ruffalo also gets to be part
of the humor that this film brings out and the audience loved it.
Thompson as Valkyrie is a disillusioned Asgardian who just
needs a little push to remember her honor. Goldblum as the Grandmaster is
perfection with his zany outlook on things and I’d hire him to be a DJ at my
party any day. Hopkins
Urban as Skurge wants a position of importance in Asgard but
serving a scary goddess means doing what he’s told and keeping his distance
when she’s a bit upset. Elba as Heimdall isn’t
about to let anyone get the sword, especially Hela since her plan is universal
destruction and domination.
I’m throwing a shout out to director Taika Waititi as the
voice of Korg who I think is my newest funny creature. He is laid back yet
tells it like it is and when things go wrong, well, he is the last to get all
upset about it. Just know that we all could use a good Rock-guy on our side! I
think he needs his own Funko actually.
More cast include Rachel House as Topaz, Clancy Brown as the
voice of Surtur, Tadanobu Asano as Hogun, Ray Stevenson as Volstagg, and
Zachary Levi as Fandral.
Cameos include Luke Hemsworth, Sam Neill, Charlotte Nicdao,
Benedict Cumberbatch and Matt Damon.
Marvel Studios has released sixteen films since 2008 in what
is known as the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Marvel is built on a library of over
eight thousand characters featured in a variety of media content for over
seventy years. For more of what they have to offer please visit www.marvel.com.
The Bluray includes the stunning Bonus Extras Deleted Scenes, Gag Reel, Getting in Touch
with Your Inner Thor, Unstoppable Women: Hela & Valkyrie, Finding Korg,
Exclusive Short – Team Darryl: With Thor Gone, Darryl Runs an Ad for a New
Roommate, Director’s Commentary and so much more! Also, THOR: Ragnarok can
instantly be streamed or downloaded on Digital through iTunes!
THOR: Ragnarok is a wild ride from beginning to past the
credits end! The story is strong, the special effects are pretty frakken cool
and I don’t mind since it is part of this universe. The characters are
absolutely amazing and the cross over in the film brought the audience to its
comic book knees.
There is serious laughter, cheering and fun bringing the
adventure on Bluray to us excitement like to kids in a candy store. I will say
it here and now, I had so much fun watching THOR: Ragnarok again, and alright
I’ll admit it – again! There is non-stop action with a cast that brought their
adventurous A-game. This film is the reason people have Bluray collections so
microwave a huge bag of popcorn and revisit that theatre feeling once again –
and again.
In the end – No hammer? No problem!
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